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Ruins of Desert Cathay R U I N S O F DESERT CATHAY PERSONAL NARRATIVE OE EXPLORATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA AND WESTERNMOST CHINA BY M. AUREL STEIN ILLUSTRATIONS BENJAMIN BLOM New York/London First published 1912 reissued 1968 Benjamin Blom, Inc., Bronx, N.Y. 10452 L.C. Catalog Card No. 68-56900 Printed in U.S.A. by NOBLE OFFSET PRINTERS, INC. NEW YORK 3, N. Y. ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME I For list of illustrations turn to pages XXXI-XXXVIII of Volume I < I. ; f . rk 1 1 i lw. ANCIENT BUDDHIST PAINTING ON SILK, SHOWING VAISRAVANA, DEMON-KING OF THE NORTHERN REGION, MOVING WITH DIVINE HOST ACROSS THE OCEAN. DISCOVERED AT THE ‘CAVES OF THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS,’ TUN-HUANG. (CHAP. LXVIII. SCALE, TWO-FIFTHS). VIEW FROM MALAKAND FORT, LOOKING NORTH INTO THE SWAT VALLEY. Open ground below, on left, marks the position of Crater Camp. 2. CHAKDARA FORT, SWAT VAI.LEV, SEEN FROM NORTH. 3. SHIKARAI HAMLET ABOVE DIR, WITH DIR LEVIES ON ROAD. RUIN OF OLD HINDU TEMPLE, GUMBAT, TALASII VALLEY. 5- RUIN OF KARWAN-1IALASI NEAR BOZAI-GUMBA2, LITTLE PAMIR. Ghajab Beg (Karaul Beg) on left; Mubarak Shah (Ak-sakal) on right. i. PATHAN AND GUJAR CARRIERS COLLECTED AT ROLAND I, ABOVE DIR; DIR LEVIES ON FLANKS. 7. VIEW OF LOWARAI FASS FROM GUJAR POST. The arrow indicates position of pass and snow-filled gorge leading to it. n o a a a w o C5 o>— o« o 55 H a O a>< a a a Q H a a a 3 a a o cj a a < a s < a o OT Q a a o z a II. BASHGALI KAFIRS SETTLED AT AYl'N, CH1TRAI 12. CHITRALI VILLAGERS COLLECTED FOR ANTUROTOMETRICAL EXAMINATION. 13- TIRICI-I-MIR PEAK, SEEN FROM BELOW CHITRAL AGENCY. 14- MOSQUE IN GROVE OE CIIINARS (BAZAR-MASJID), NEAR CIIITRAL AGENCY. IS- BASHGALI KAFIRS, ANTHROPOMETRICALLY EXAMINED AT CI1ITRAL AGENCY. l6. OXUS VALLEY NEAR SARHAI), WITH RANGE TOWARDS GREAT I'AMIK, SEEN FROM KANSIR SPUR. The fields of Sarhad on alluvial terrace above right river bank. 17. VILLAGERS OF BU.NI, MASTUJ, WITH KHAN SAHIB PIR BAKIISH AND KURBAN ON EXTREME RIGHT. DUR KHAN, GOVERNOR OF MASTUJ, SEATED IN CENTRE WITH HIS TWO SONS; KHAN SAHIB PIR BAKHSH ON HIS RIGHT, AND MASTUJ I ATTENDANTS. 20. PARLOUR IN OBAIDULLAIl’S HOUSE, MIRAGRAM. Ceiling with sky-light of characteristic construction ; below this, open fire-place ; carpets of local make. 21. DEFILE OF DARBAND, YARKHUN VALLEY, WITH RUINED WATCH-TOWERS, SEEN FROM NORTH. i 22. TOP OF DARKOT PASS, LOOKING TO NORTH-WEST ACROSS DARKOT GLACIER TOWARDS INDUS-OXUS WATERSHED. Small specks of black on glacier below arrow indicate Surveyor's party. 23. ON THE BAROGHIL SADDLE, LOOKING TOWARDS OXUS VALLEY. Wakhi carriers relieve a floundering pony of its load. Approach to Darkot Pass. Kalandar-ghum Glacier. Koyo-zum Peak, 22,600 ft. .. VIEW FROM APPROACH OF BAROGHIL SADDLE TO SOUTH-WEST, TOWARDS DARKOT RANGE. .^yV '• v-' 25. KIRGHIZ SHIFTING FELT TENT AT GUMHAZ-OTEK. 26. AFGHAN ESCORr WITH BAGGAGE PREPARING TO CROSS BA1IARAK STREAM. Colonel Shirin-dil Khan on extreme right. 27. VIEW ACROSS LAKE CHAKMAKTIN TOWARDS AK-TASH, LITTLE PAMIR. 2S. IN THE FELT TENT OF MUHAMMAD ISA, KIRGHIZ HEAD-MAN OF AFGHAN PAMIRS. A, B. Afghan Officers. C. Muhammad Isa. 29. ONUS SOURCE GLACIERS SEEN FROM MOUTH OF WAKIHIR VALLEY. 30. WAKHI HEAD-MEN AND CARRIERS AT KOK-TOROK. Mubarak Shah, * Karaul Beg,' Talmish, and ‘ Dash’ in foreground. t I I 3,. HEAD OF AB-I-PANJA VALLEY, LOOKING TOWARDS WAKHJIR PASS AND ONUS SOURCE GLACIERS. 33- HUNZA DAK RUNNERS (ON LEFT) AND SARIKOLI FRONTIER GUARDS, WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AT MINTAKA KARAUL. 34- CHINESE FORT OF TASH-KURGHAN SEEN FROM NEAR 1-EFT BANK OF RIVER. 35. RUINED WALL AND BASTION OF KIZ-KURGHAN SEEN FROM SOUTH-WEST. 36. OUR TRAIN OF YAKS AND PONIES CROSSING THE KASHKA-SU D.WVAN. VIEW TO SOUTH. 37- KIRGHIZ HEAD-MEN AND FOLLOWERS IN FRONT OF FELT TENT, TOILE-BULAN, 38. IIASSAN AKHUN, MY HEAD CAMEL-MAN 41. MUHAMMADAN SHRINE AND CEMETERY ON ROAD TO KASHGAR. 42. RECEPTION BY HINDU TRADERS AT B1GIL, NEAR YARKAND. Pandit Butba Mai fourth in front, from left. 1 Pao-t'ai' in background. 43. BAZAR GROUP BY CANAL BANK, NEAR KARGIIALIK, A B 44. SURVEYOR RAI RAM SINGH (A) WITH JASVANT SINGH (B) STARTING FROM KOK-YAR. 45- PAKHPU HILLMEN ANTHROPOMETRICALLY EXAMINED AT K6K-YAR, 46. FOOD OFFERINGS TO THE SACKED TIGEONS AT SHRINE OF KUM-KARAT PADSHAIIIM. 47- MOSQUE AND AVENUE OK POPLARS NEAR HORACHE, KHOTAN. 4S. ENTRANCE TO BAZAR OF BORACHE, KHOTAN OASIS. 49. T’ANG TA-jf.N, MILITARY AMBAN OF KHOTAN, WITH HIS CHILDREN AND ATTENDANTS. 50. BADRUDDIN KHAN, ‘AK-SAKAL’ OF INDIAN AND AFGHAN 51. AHMAD ISHAN (ANDIJAN! ‘AK-SAKAL’), AND ABDULLAH KHAN- TRADERS AT KHOTAN. (AFGHAN TRADER) AT KERIYA. See p. 262. * 52. 4 HAJI’ AKHUN BEG, MY HOST AT KHOTAN. 53- TESTING RAFT OF INFLATED SKINS ON A TANK OF NAK-HAGU. 54. TANK AND ARBOUR NEAR RUKNUDDIN MA7.AR, YOTKAN. For the interior of this shrine see Fig. 312. 55. MOSQUE WITH TANK NEAR WEST GATE OF KHOTAN TOWN. 56. IN TOPCHA GORGE, SOUTH OF ULUG1IAT PASS. The few trees here arc Toghraks (wild poplars). 57. HEAD OF NISSA VALLEY SEEN FROM TAM-OGHIL, ABOVE TOR. Loess-covered old moraine ridges in foreground. I 59- VIEW OF OTRUGIiUL GLACIER, LOOKING TOWARDS SOUTH-EAST. Photograph taken from moraine at elevation of about 16.000 feet above sea-level; joins Fig. 60 near line A b. 6o. VIEW OF OTRUGHUL GLACIER, LOOKING TOWARDS EAST. Photograph taken from moraine at elevation of about 16,000 feet above sea-level; joins Fig. 59 near line A B. 6i. ‘BRIDGE’ ACROSS KASII RIVER ABOVE KARANGIIU-TAGH. In foreground baggage being hoisted across by wire rope. KARANGHU-TAGH. 63. SNOUT OF DETRITUS-COVERED GLACIER AT HEAD OF HUSAT VALLEY. 64. TAGHUK FAMILY FROM KARANGHU-TAGH, AT FELT TENT IN HUSAT VALLEY. On extreme left the old woman from Omsha. 66. VIEW UP YURUNG-KASH VALLEY FROM KARA-KIR SPUR. 67. VIEW FROM KARA-KIR SPUR ACROSS YURUNG-KASH RIVER GORGE TOWARDS CHOMSHA VALLEY. A track is seen leading along slopes of spur in centre. Below a short bend of river is just visible. 70. AMBAN’S GUESTS FEASTING ON TERRACE LEADING TO ‘MY’ PAVILION IN NAR-BAGH. 71. CH’fi TA-J£N, AMBAN OF KHOTAN, WITH LOCAL 11EGS. On extreme right Islam Beg, Beg of Kayash. 72. ROZE AKHUN’S BAND OF KHOTAN ‘TREASURE-SEEKERS.’ Roze Akhun on extreme right. 73. RUINED STUPA OF RAWAK SEEN FROM DUNE ABOVE SOUTH-WEST WALL OF QUADRANGLE. 74- ERODED REMAINS OF TEMPLE RUIN AT KINE-TOKMAK. Arrows mark original ground level and lowest masonry course of south-east and south-west walls. 75- ENTRANCE GATE TO PILGRIMAGE SHRINE OF IMAM JA’l'AR TAIRAN, CIIIRA. 76. REMAINS OF STUCCO RELIEVOS FROM WALL DECORATION OF VARIOUS BUDDHIST RUINS NEAR KHOTAN. Scale, three-tenths. 1, 3. Figures of flying Gandharvis, trom Khadalik. 2. Head and breast of haloed Buddha, from Ak-terek. 4,7. Applique figures of Buddha seated within halo and lotus, from Khadalik and Ak-terek respectively. 5, 8. Figures of standing Buddha in ‘protecting’ pose, from Khadalik and Kara-sai respectively. 6. Figure of divine attendant in act of worship, from Khadalik. 77- LARGE FRAGMENT OF FRESCOED WALL FROM BUDDHIST TEMPLE, KHADALIK, WITH STENCILLED BUDDHA FIGURES. The foot-measure in top left comer indicates the scale. 78. INTERIOR OF SMALL RUINED DWELLING EXCAVATED TO THE NORTH OF MAIN TEMPLE SITE, KHADALIK. Aziz, the Ladaki servant, seated on bench near ancient fireplace. 79- WOODEN COLUMN WITH MOULDINGS EXCAVATED IN ROOM NEAR MAIN SHRINE, KHADALIK. Chiang-ssfi-yeh and Ibrahim Beg in background supervising diggers ; Roze Akhun on right So. MY SEVEN CAMELS FROM KERIYA, IN WINTER DRESS, MARCHING IN GRAVEL DESERT. ULfi 81. MY DIGGERS FROM NIVA IN JUNGLE NEAR ENDERE RIVER. Ibrahim. • the miller,' second from left, standing ; next to him on right, Mullah, the carpenter ; Rustam, third from right, squatting. S2. KHOTAN PILGRIMS RETURNING FROM IMAM JA’FAR SADIE’S SHRINE. S3. ROW OF DEAD MULBERRY TREES IN ANCIENT ORCHARD NEAR RUIN N. XVIII., NIYA SITE. Under first tree Naik Ram Singh with ' Dash'; to left a sand-cone with dead tamarisk. 84. NORTH ROOMS OF RUIN N. XIII., NIYA SITE, AFTER EXCAVATION. In foreground remains of ancient household furniture and implements. The photograph shows the construction of wall with timber framework and wattled matting. S5. REMAINS OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND IMPLEMENTS (3RD CENTURY A.D.), EXCAVATED IN RUIN N. XIII., NIYA SITE. A. Eating-tray with ornamented border. 8. Decorated double bracket and jar. C. Pitchfork and mouse-trap. 86. ROOM EXCAVATED IN RUIN N. XXVI., NIYA SITE, WITH ANCIENT CARVED CUPBOARD IN WOOD. S7. RUIN OF SAND-BURIED DWELLING, N. XX., NEAR NORTHERN END OF N1YA SITE, BEFORE EXCAVATION. Trunks of dead mulberry trees in foreground. i 88. ROOM IN RUINED DWELLING, N. XX., NIYA SITE, IN COURSE OF EXCAVATION. 90. RUIN OF ANCIENT RESIDENCE, N. XXIV., NIYA SITE, SEEN FROM REMAINS OK DEAD ARBOUR ON EAST. 91. DOOR WITH ORNAMENTAL WOOD-CARVING IN SAND-BURIED RUIN OF DWELLING N. XII., NIYA SITE. 92. REMAINS OF ORNAMENTAL WOOD-CARVING. MAINLY FROM RUINS OF NIYA SITE. Scale, one-seventh for Nos. 1 -8; one-sixteenth for Nos. 9-13. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8. Portions of cupboard decorated in Gandhara style. 3, 5. Wooden stamps with ornamental designs. 4. Turned leg of chair or cupboard. 10,11. Double brackets or architraves with floral ornament in Gandhara style. 9, 12,13. Architraves of later design from ruins at and near Khadalik.
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